An early start yesterday as the chap who had arranged to erect the chapiteau had driven overnight from Strasbourg and was ready to start at 8 a.m. Richard had already left to get some equipment in Oloron so we had time for coffee and a chat before Paul and Ben arrived to make up the team.
The frame was very quickly put together and aligned and the feet fixed firmly to the ground.
In what seemed no time at all the roof was on and the sides up and we were ready for the team photo before lunch!
This seemed an ideal opportunity to thank all our valiant campers who have been trimming hedges, raking cuttings, laying textile, rescuing toads and generally being incredibly helpful, so we decided a small chapiteau-opening party was in order.
We had a good mix of Brits, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, German and one lone Frenchman to toast the new addition and a very pleasant evening was spent over a few glasses of bubbly.
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What no Welsh at the party !!!!
Will have to rectify that... great to see things coming along and we are really looking forward to seeing you on the 21st and on how much the site has changed since February
John and Diane
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